Sly Stone, funk-rock progenitor, dies at 82
Sly Stone, a funk pioneer whose influence and impact as leader of the musical group Sly and the Family Stone was as enduring as his…
Belinda cannot be tamed. Her latest album, ‘Indómita,’ proves it
There is no containing a star of Belinda’s caliber. In the making of her fifth studio album “Indómita,” the Mexican singer and actor began to…
FLAG once again proves that not all punk band reunions are created equal
There was something in the air at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas last weekend.No, it wasn’t the sound of distorted guitars, punk rockers puking…
Roger Nichols, songwriter behind Carpenters’ hits, dead at 84
Roger Nichols, the songwriter who penned “We’ve Only Just Begun” and other hits for folk-rock duo the Carpenters, has died. He was 84.Nichols’ death on…
For ‘The Last of Us’ cast, music was a throughline on and off screen
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> Throughout HBO’s post-apocalyptic series “The Last of Us,” music plays a role in setting the mood for moments big and small, heartfelt and…
Gabito Ballesteros is led by love in new album ‘Ya No Se Llevan Serenatas’
Mexican corrido singer Gabito Ballesteros has always been a hopeless romantic. His newest album, “Ya No Se Llevan Serenatas,” or “They No Longer Perform Serenades,”…
Kendrick Lamar, SZA’s wicked humor takes center stage at SoFi Stadium
Who knows if Kendrick Lamar will sit for a formal deposition in Drake’s ongoing defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, after Lamar flambéed him on…
‘SNL’: Scarlett Johansson pilots Season 50 finale to a landing
For her seventh time hosting “Saturday Night Live” (the most times ever for a woman, NBC says), actor Scarlett Johansson closed the show’s historic 50th…
The secret formula behind every winning Eurovision song has been revealed – and it’s bad news for the UK’s act
THE SECRET ingredients to the perfect Eurovision song have been revealed and it might be bad news for the UK's act. As various European countries go…
OK Go on viral videos in the age of the algorithm
On a spring afternoon in 2005, the members of OK Go dressed up in tacky suits, gathered in front of a video camera and awkwardly…
Meet the ‘invisible’ backstage team who make the song contest tick
Mark SavageMusic CorrespondentGetty ImagesIcelandic boyband VÆB were the first act to perform on the Eurovision stage this yearThirty-five seconds. That's all the time you get…
‘Awake in the Floating City’: Holding on in a San Francisco high-rise
Book Review Awake in the Floating City By Susanna KwanPantheon: 320 pages, $28If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a…
Rilo Kiley’s reunion is right on time at Just Like Heaven
“Can you believe,” Jenny Lewis asked, “this is our third show in 17 years?”Wearing the same outfit she’d worn at the first two — polka-dot…
Ye claims streamers banned his new single ‘Heil Hitler’
Kanye West’s new single “Heil Hitler” is not getting the warm reception on streaming services that he’d imagined.West, now know as Ye, has teased the…
Why much of Mexico is banning pop songs about drug traffickers
MEXICO CITY — In a packed nightclub in Mexico City, hundreds of young people sang along as a band played a popular song narrating the life of…
Eurovision’s Miriana Conte reflects on Malta’s lyric change after song controversy
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is being held in Basel and Miriana Conte - who is representing Malta with the song Serving, once known as…
What fans wore to Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ show in L.A.
Beyoncé kicked off her highly anticipated “Cowboy Carter” tour this week in Los Angeles at the SoFi Stadium, where she’ll be gracing the stage five…
‘I Kissed a Girl’ singer Jill Sobule dies in house fire at 66
Jill Sobule, the singer and songwriter whose 1995 hit “I Kissed a Girl” was the rare pop song of that era to take an openly…
‘Steve’s Lava Chicken’ from ‘Minecraft’ hits Hot 100. Spicy!
Turns out what you get when you mix hot lava and chicken is actually a tiny little hit. Tiny as in short. Very short. The…
Eurovision Song Contest in major BBC scheduling shake-up after huge twist
The Eurovision Song Contest's grand final is just over two weeks away and the BBC have confirmed their broadcasting but it features a major twist…